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August 13, 2026
 

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Prosecutors are also seeking a ?2 million fine for a former Tokyo massage parlor operator accused of making a 12-year-old Thai girl provide sexual services.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2026
Six years sought for former massage parlor operator over Thai girl case
The operator allegedly forced the girl, then 12, to do sexual acts to male customers and himself last year without confirming her age, according to the indictment.
Sex workers are seen standing at night on the streets in Benin City on May 21. Desperate women in Africa's most populous country ¡ª where rising poverty rates have ensnared 63% of population ¡ª end up forced into prostitution across west Africa, along migrant routes toward Europe, and all the way up to Italy, Germany and France.
WORLD
Jul 15, 2026
How sex trade ensnares Nigerian women
Desperate women in Nigeria end up forced into prostitution across west Africa, along migrant routes toward Europe, and all the way up to Italy, Germany and France.
As these manga show, sexuality is only part of the story for many women who turn to lesbian sex services. Many seek healing, comfort and emotional relief, too.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 1, 2026
Manga and lesbian sex-work agencies team up to tell untold stories
Agencies and artists seek to present more nuanced depictions of their work and to challenge mainstream narratives that often emphasize scandal, eroticism or exploitation.
A case where a mother trafficked her daughter came to light in September after the girl sought help alone from the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2026
Thai mother sentenced for trafficking daughter to Tokyo sex trade
The mother entered Japan with her daughter in June last year on the pretext of sightseeing before abandoning the girl at the massage parlor, according to a court in Bangkok.
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday handed a one-year prison sentence to the Japan Cosmetic Association¡¯s head for bribery linked to joint research with the University of Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 26, 2026
Japan Cosmetic Association head guilty of bribing University of Tokyo researchers
The Tokyo District Court sentenced Koichi Hikichi to one year in prison for bribery linked to joint research with the university.
Shota Inoue, who was arrested for allegedly luring a junior high school girl into prostitution, enters Ayase Police Station in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2026
Tokyo man arrested for luring girl into prostitution
The Tokyo resident has admitted to the charges and says he knew the girl was 15 years old at the time.
Newspapers featuring coverage of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, on suspicion of misconduct related to his ties with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, are displayed at a newsagent in Egham near Windsor, England, on Feb. 20.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2026
King Charles buries his brother over Epstein. America dithers.
Why has the British establishment, not known historically for its alacrity, acted more swiftly than its U.S. counterpart to try to cut out the Epstein cancer.
A woman is being tried before the Tokyo District Court for involvement in forcing a 12-year-old Thai girl to offer sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2026
Suspected broker denies knowing age of Thai girl in Tokyo trafficking case
Punsiripanya Phakhaphon is being tried before the Tokyo District Court for acting as a broker between a 12-year-old Thai girl¡¯s mother and a massage parlor owner in Tokyo.
Teruo Fujii, president of the University of Tokyo, holds a news conference on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2026
University of Tokyo to directly manage affiliated hospital in response to scandal
A string of corruption cases involving doctors at the hospital recently came to light, with one indicted for allegedly receiving ?1.8 million in services at clubs and brothels.
An internal probe at the University of Tokyo found 21 cases of ethics violations among staff, with one case still under review by its disciplinary committee.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2026
Internal University of Tokyo probe finds at least 21 cases of ethics violations
The results of the investigation comes after a series of bribery scandals involving faculty members at the institution were revealed last year.
The Tokyo District Court building. The court has sentenced the leader of a sex-worker scouting group to four years and six months in prison.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2026
Head of sex-worker scouting group sentenced to over four years in prison
According to the ruling, Kazuma Endo and others conspired to introduce 10 women to sex-related businesses between 2023 and 2024.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Department's headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Daisuke Jinbo, formerly of the department's organized crime division, said during his trial that he leaked highly confidential investigative information out of desperation due to harassment by a senior officer.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2026
Former Tokyo police officer found guilty of leak to sex scout group
In the trial, defendant Daisuke Jinbo, formerly of the organized crime division at the Metropolitan Police Department, said he acted out of desperation due to harassment.
Members of an expert panel on prostitution control hold a meeting at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2026
Government starts discussions on punishing sex buyers
A panel will consider introducing action against those who buy sex under the prostitution prevention law, which currently penalizes acts related to selling sex.
Eiki Morita, suspect in a child prostitution case, is taken to the Metropolitan Police Department's Shinjuku police station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2026
Man arrested for allegedly forcing girl into prostitution in Tokyo
Eiki Morita is suspected of forcing a then 13-year-old student to meet a sex buyer in his 40s at a hotel in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward on April 12 last year.
The streets of the Kabukicho district in Tokyo in July 2021. Overseas, many countries ¡ª including most U.S. states ¡ª criminalize both those who sell and buy sex.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2026
Japan mulls revising anti-prostitution law to penalize sex buyers
The revision would close what critics say is a loophole to the law, which currently only penalizes sellers who solicit sex for money.
Tokyo police have arrested a 61-year-old part-time worker from Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, on suspicion of registering a fake address to rent an internet server. Investigators have also linked him to a blog that alludes to child prostitution in Laos.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2026
Police arrest man over suspected involvement in Laos child prostitution blog
According to Tokyo police, the blog in question contained text and photos suggestive of child prostitution in the Southeast Asian country.
Hiroaki Obata
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 27, 2026
Police arrest head of Natural, Â鶹´«Ã½ largest sex worker scouting ring
Hiroaki Obata, 40, was taken into custody on the island of Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, after police publicly listed him as a wanted suspect.
Shinichi Sato
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2026
University of Tokyo professor arrested over bribery tied to joint research
Shinichi Sato was arrested for allegedly receiving entertainment worth some ?1.8 million in return for providing favors regarding matters related to a joint research project.
The Metropolitan Police Department¡¯s headquarters in Tokyo¡¯s Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2025
Tokyo police officer dismissed for info leak to illegal group
The inspector allegedly gave information to a group believed to have illegally brokered women it scouted on the street to sex parlors and hostess bars
The Metropolitan Police Department¡¯s headquarters in Tokyo¡¯s Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2025
Mother of Thai girl in Tokyo sex work case to be returned to Thailand
The mother arrived in Taiwan in September, leaving her daughter in Japan, and was later detained by Taiwanese authorities for her alleged involvement in prostitution.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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